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Azalio · Data Center Operations Case Study

Rancher Private Cloud Migration — AWS to On-Prem

Migration / Private Cloud

40+

Services

35%

Cost Savings

200+

Pods

Context

A technology company needed to repatriate AWS workloads to an on-prem private cloud to reduce cost and improve operational control.

Challenge

Migrate 40+ microservices and 200+ pods from AWS to an on-prem Rancher private cloud across Dev, QA and Production environments.

Azalio Role

Private cloud platform setup, workload migration, Helm onboarding, observability wiring, Vault and Harbor integration and operations support.

Solution

Built HA Rancher platform, containerized legacy apps, implemented blue/green deployment strategy, migrated data with validation, and automated CI/CD.

Execution Approach

Platform built first, then Dev migrated and validated, QA and Prod followed in sequenced waves with blue/green validation at each step.

Client Outcome

Successfully migrated all workloads, achieved 35% cost reduction, improved performance, and established DevOps culture.

Private cloud platform established with all workloads migrated, reduced cloud dependency and stable Day-2 operations in place.

Full Technical Stack

RancherKubernetesHelmNGINX IngressVaultHarborEFKPrometheusGrafana

Engagement

4 months 7 engineers

Related Capability

Hybrid Cloud Migration Factory